Area code changes coming

3:02 PM,
Jul. 5, 2013

Written by

Jesselyn Bickley
Desert Valley Times

Last November, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approved an area code overlay for the 702 region. This overlay will change the way people will place calls within a year.

Anyone in the communities of Clark County who already has a 702 area code will not have to change their number. However, any new residents obtaining a phone number will be assigned the new 725 area code. This change will impact residents in Boulder City, Henderson, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Mesquite, Moapa Valley and North Las Vegas.

Overlays occur when there are not enough number combinations to continue to support one ...